Investing.com – Japan equities were lower at the close on Friday as sector and sector losses sent shares lower.
At the end of trading in Tokyo, quotes fell by 0.33%.
The best performers of the session were Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc. (TYO:) rose 13.03% or 111.40 points to trade at 966.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Inpex company. (TYO:) added 4.45% or 94.00 points, finishing at 2,206.00 and Tokyu Fudosan (TYO:) was up 3.92%, or 40.50 points, at 1074.00 in late trade.
The worst performance of the session was Tokyo Electron Co.,Ltd. (TYO:) fell 4.86% or 1,810.00 points to trade at 35,410.00 at the close. Lasertech Corp. (TYO:) fell 4.29% or 1,710.00 points to close at 38,130.00 SUMCO company. (TYO:) fell 4.15%, or 101.00 points, to 2,331.50.
The number of rising stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange exceeded the number of declining ones from 1942 to 1712, with 225 stocks remaining unchanged.
Shares of Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. (TYO:) rose to a 5-year high; an increase of 13.03% or 111.40 to 966.20. Tokyu Fudosan (TYO:) shares rose to an all-time high; adding 3.92% or 40.50 to 1,074.00.
The index, which measures the implied volatility of Nikkei 225 options, fell 0.74% to 21.36.
Oil for April delivery fell 0.17%, or 0.14, to $81.12 a barrel. In commodities trading, Brent crude for May delivery fell 0.18%, or 0.15, to $85.27 a barrel, while the April gold futures contract rose 0.21%, or 4.55. , up to $2172.05 per troy ounce.
USD/JPY fell 0.02% to 148.29 and EUR/JPY fell 0.06% to 161.32.
US Dollar Index futures rose 0.06% to 103.06.